Radiator-shield



J. M. DOUGHERTY AND H. C. TABLER. RADMTOR SHIELD.

APPLICATION man NOV-26,i917- 1 ,3 1 9,052 Patented Oct. 21, 1919.

- UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFIQE,

*JOHIT M. DOUGHERTY AND HARRY o. TIACBLER,IOF1ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

i To all whom it may concern United States, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Radiator-Shields, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Our invention relates to a radiator shield,

plied to or removed from a radiator; to pro-.

vide a shield which, when properly positioned for use, will be efiiective in deflecting the heated air arising from the radiator outwardly into the room, thereby preventing discoloration of the adjacent wall and its decorations by. the ascending current of heated air and dust carried thereby ;'to provide a shield having a main body portion of fabric or the like, which construction enables said body portion to be readily removed and cleaned, and further, to provide shield supporting members whichare readily adjustable, thereby permitting the body of the shield to be moved toward or away from theradiator sections, and likewiseenabling brackets and supports of a uniform or given size to be interchangeably used on radiators of different sizes.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, our invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevational view of a bracket and shield supporting member of our improved construction.

Fig. 2 is a detail section taken approximately on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of the upper portion of a radiator section and showing our improved shield supporting bracket applied thereto.

RADIATOR-SHIELD;

Fig. 4: is a vertical section taken approximately, on the line of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing a modified form of one of the radiator engaging brackets.

The form of supporting bracket illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. includes a post or upright member 38 which is secured to the radiator section in any suitable manner and the upper end of said post beingprovided witha substantially L-shaped slot 39.

I Adjustably and removably positioned in this slot 39 is one end of a rod 29* which serves as a support for the radiator shield member. This rod extends a short distance horizontally in front of the bracket 38 and is then bent upwardly and rearwardly so that a. portion occupies a plane parallel with and slightly above the straight portion which is; seated in the slot 39 and the remaining portion of said rod is bent clownwardly so as to occupy a substantially vertical plane or a plane at right angles to the end which-is directly connected to bracket or post38. 7 r I I A.set,screw 4:0 is inserted through the upper end of the post 38 to the side ofthe slot 39 and bears directly against the rod :29. to lock the same in its adjusted posi-, tion. 7 This construction permits the rod 29- to be moved backward and forward with respect to the radiator body and likewise to be rocked soas to move the lower rear end of the rod toward or away from the end of theradiator. I

In the modified construction illustrated in Figs. 3 and it, a flat plate 41 is positioned on top of two or more of the end sections of the radiator, said plate having secured to it a depending rod 42, the lower end of which is bentlaterally and extends through a plate 43, the same bearing against the outer radiator section. The outer end of this laterally bent portion of the rod receives a nut 44-. The outer end of plate 41 is provided with a block 45 in which is formed a substantially L-shaped slot 46 adapted to receive a portion of. the fabric shield supporting rod 29 v A set screw 47 passes through the outer portion of block 45 and locks the rod 29* in its adjusted position. In this construction, the rod 29* can be moved toward or away from the rear side of the radiator and. likewise rocked in its bearing in block 45 j Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 21, 1919.v i Application filed rlovember 26, 191?.. Serial .lllo. 204,056. I I

so as to move the lower rear end of said rod toward or away from the end of the radiator.

In the form of deviceillustrated in Fig. 5 a flat plate 48 is positioned on two or more of the end sections of the radiator, and secured thereto by means of a screw 49 which passes downwardly and through a plate 50,

the latter being located between a pair of the radiator sections. This plate 48 is-provided on its outer end with a loop 51 through which the end of a fabric supporting rod 52 passe and being adjustably secured in position by means of a set screw 53.

The shield body which is carried upon the rods 29 and 29 is preferably formed of fabric such as canvas and provided on its side edges with hem in which the rods are removably positioned. Thus when the brackets are properly applied to the radiator and the rods are applied to said brackets, the fabric shield member will occupy a position immediately above and to the rear of the upper portion of the radiator body.

A shield of our improved construction is comparatively simple, can be easily and quickly applied to or removed from a radiator, presents a neat and finished appearance, particularly where the shield body is formed of tapestry or like material, and said shield is effective in deflecting ascending. currents of heated air outwardly away from the radiator to which it is applied, thereby preventing the w-all and hangings or decorations immediately above and tothe rear of the radiator from becoming discolored from dust and like matter which ordinarily arises with heated air from the radiator. The supporting brackets are easily" and quickly applied to the radiator sections and the fabric supporting rods are readily adjusted in said brackets. I

It will be readily understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of our improved radiator shield can be made and substituted for those herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of our invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

l/Ve claim:

1. In a radiator shield, a bracket adapted to be applied to the end portion of a radiator, means for securing said bracket to the radiator, the upper portion of said bracket being provided with a horizontally disposed slot, and a rod having one end adjustably and detachably arranged in said slot,- the body portion of which rod extends upwardly over the bracket and thence downwardly so as to occupy a position to the rear of the radiator to which the bracket is applied.

2. In a radiator shield, a bracketadapted to be applied to the end portion of a radiator, means for securing said bracket to the radiator, the upper portion of which bracket is provided with a horizontally disposed slot, a rod having one end positioned in said slot, means carried (by the bracket for rigidly securing the rod to said bracket in adjusted positions, and the main body portion of which rod extends above and to the rear of the bracket to which it is connected.

3. In a radiator shield, a bracket adapted to be applied to the end portion of a radiator, means for securing said bracketto the radiator, said bracket being provided with an opening, a rod having one end arranged in said opening, a set screw carried by the bracket for locking the rod to said bracket, and the main body portion ofwhich rod extends above and to the rear of said bracket.

In testimony whereof, '1, JOHN M. DOUGH; ERTY, hereunto affix my signature, this 2nd day of November, 1917, at St. Louis, Mis

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J OHNWI. 'DOUGHERTY. In testimony whereof, I, HARRY C. TA- BLER, hereunto afliX my signature, this 14th day of November, 1917 at Boston, HARRY c. Tasman.-

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